Earlier this year the team at EJ Tech blew us away with their flexible MIDI controller, and are now experimenting with Electric Paint and puff ink! They tried mixing the two materials (puff ink is normally used for printing textured surfaces onto t-shirts). This combination allowed for a puffy, conductive material that can be turned into a sensor once connected to a microcontroller such as the Touch Board.
Remember that mixing Electric Paint with another material will decrease its conductivity. Check this tutorial to see how adding water changes the performance.
Materials: To begin you will need:
1 x Electric Paint 50ml Jar
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Puff ink for screenprinting
Fabric
Hot Gun / Hairdryer
Step 1:
Mix the Puff ink with Electric Paint in a 1:1 ratio
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1 / 2 • paintbrush in cup
Step 2:
Apply the mixture onto your chosen surface generously – it can also be screen printed.
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Step 3:
Heat with the hot gun for about 3 minutes. Be carefully not to keep the gun to close to your surface or you will burn it! The surface of the paint with start to expand!
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1 / 2 • black puff paint on white cloth
Step 4:
Check out the video to see the process in action!
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